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Mass Surveillance for Counter Terrorism: Are our Private…
The aftermath of the shocking Charlie Hebdo shooting had evoked fear in governments. David Cameron, the prime…
Who Do You Protect?: Police Brutality and Gun Control
In the midst of all the hoopla, rhetoric, and controversy that’s been flying around for the past couple weeks that…
Canada’s Sovereign Wealth Funds: A Question of…
It is a well-established fact that Norway has a massive sovereign wealth fund (abbreviated "SWF") from its oil…
Dear Mr. President: An Open Letter to President Obama on…
Dear Mr. President,
Few Nobel Peace Prize Laureates see the use of force as a means for preserving a…
The Mexican State’s Disappearing Act
Over two months have passed since the disappearance and presumed murder of 43 students from a rural teachers…
Fossil Fuels: Rhetoric vs. Reality
When prompted, most people will agree that global warming is an issue that needs to be tackled but how the world…
Rethinking Humanitarian Interventionism
If a single phrase was chosen to describe the past decade, it would be ‘humanitarian intervention.’ Military…
Detroit: A Tale of Two Cities
“The Motor City is burning, Ain’t nothing in the world I can do’’
John Lee Hooker sang these lines in 1967, as…
The Party-People Divide
After watching mainstream media coverage of the recent U.S. midterm elections, anyone with even a cursory knowledge…
Beyond the Legislature: Female Representation at Home…
In the past 16 months, Canada has held six provincial/territorial elections in the provinces of British Columbia,…
Whose to save the Internet?
Protests and debates on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s net neutrality proposal have gained…
The Last Straw: Federal Scientists and…
The union representing scientists and professionals serving in the federal public service dropped their…